Rock rattlesnake
The rock rattlesnake is a small rattlesnake that lives in the south-western United States and northern central Mexico. It spends most of its life among rocks and hides well by blending in with its surroundings. It is venomous, so it is important to know what it looks like and to give it plenty of room.1

Kako ga prepoznati
- Usually light grey with darker grey banding, especially near areas of limestone1
- Snakes at higher altitudes tend to be darker1
- The mottled form from the Davis Mountains is often pinkish with dark-grey speckling rather than clear banding1
- The banded form has clean, distinct banding with little speckling or mottling1
- Has a large, rounded head, vertical pupils and a rattle on the tail. It rarely grows longer than 81.3 cm1
Otrovna snaga
Otrov izlazi kroz očnjake ili zube kad ugrize.
Što radi njegov otrov kad ugrize ili ubode?
Its venom is mainly a hemotoxin, a type of venom that acts on the blood and body tissues. It can also have significant neurotoxic effects, which attack the nerves.1
Koliko je opasno za ljude?
Opasnost za ljude: OzbiljnoUgriz treba pokazati liječniku. Smrtni slučajevi su vrlo rijetki.The snake is not aggressive and relies on camouflage, so it often will not strike or rattle unless it is harassed. However, if someone steps on it or touches it by accident, its immediate reaction is to bite. Most people bitten by this snake were hiking among rocks.1
Dobre vijesti: liječnici za ovo imaju lijek (protuotrov) ili liječenje.1
Što radi kad se uplaši?
It relies on camouflage and will often stay still rather than strike or rattle unless it is physically harassed.1
Ako ugrize
- Neka osoba miruje i bude smirena, drži ugriženi ud u visini srca, skini prstenje i sve što steže i brzo je odvedi u bolnicu.
Uvijek prvo nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911). Ovo su opće upute za prvu pomoć, a ne liječnički savjet. Osnove prve pomoći
Ostani na sigurnom
- Nikad ne diraj, ne hvataj i ne zadirkuj divlju životinju, čak ni malu, i čak ni ako izgleda kao da spava ili je mrtva.
- Ostavi joj prostora. Ako je sretneš, ne paniči, polako se odmakni i pusti je da ode svojim putem.
- Ako te neka ugrize: ne paniči, miruj, nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911) ili brzo idi u bolnicu. Zapamti kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaže.
Ne želi ti ništa loše. Otrov koristi za lov hrane ili za obranu i mnogo bi se radije sakrilo. Više o sigurnosti
Koliko je veliko?
Koliko je dugo?
dugo kao 1,5 kućnih mačaka od nosa do repa
dugo kao 5 banana poredanih u nizu
moglo bi pretrčati 100 metara za 110 sekundi (najbržem čovjeku treba 9,6)Koliko je Rock rattlesnake velika životinja u usporedbi s TOBOM?
Samo matematika u tvom pregledniku. Ništa se ne sprema niti šalje nikamo.
Koliko je brzo?
Činjenice
A new segment is added to the rattle each time the snake sheds its skin, but the rattle can break off, so segments do not give a reliable age.1
Its rattle is made of keratin, the same material as human fingernails.1
Its colour generally reflects the colour of the rock where it lives, which helps it stay hidden.1
The young take three or more years to mature.1
Razbijač mitova
Mit: You can tell a rock rattlesnake's age by counting the segments on its rattle.
Istina: A segment is added each time the snake sheds, but the rattle is fragile and can break off, and shedding frequency varies. So the number of segments cannot tell you its age.1
Za stručnjake za otrove
- Znanstveni naziv
- Crotalus lepidus
- Skupina
- Zvečarke
- Obitelj
- Viperidae2
- Redoslijed
- Squamata
- Kontinenti
- Sjeverna Amerika
- Mladunci
- It is ovoviviparous, so it gives birth to live young, six to eight at a time, about four months after breeding in spring. The young look like small versions of the parents.1
- Kako mu ide u divljini
- Least Concern (IUCN Red List). It is listed as a threatened species by New Mexico.1
- Opasnost za ljude
- 3 / 5: Ozbiljno3
Odakle su činjenice
- Crotalus lepidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus lepidus (iNaturalist): imena i klasifikacija.
- Venom Wiki: razina opasnosti, tipična veličina i procijenjena brzina naše su. Pogledaj kako ih izračunavamo: Kako ocjenjujemo opasnost.
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